Benjamin Mendy was acquitted of one count of rape on the direction of the judge.
Mr Mendy was found not guilty of the rape of a 19-year-old woman at his home in Prestbury.
The man was found not guilty of two counts of rape against the woman he was accused of raping.
They are on trial for sex crimes.
One count of sexual assault against the same woman was dismissed by Mr Matturie.
The jury was ordered to acquit the defendants after the prosecution offered no further evidence.
Mendy was accused of turning the pursuit of women for sex into a game.
The footballer is accused of rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault against six young women.
The footballer's friend is said to have found young women for sex.
He is accused of raping and sexually assaulting seven young women.
Both men said it was consensual.
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